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Dear #TyphoonTino, Bagyo ka lang, VA ako! The 3 Lessons Odette Taught Every Filipino VA 🇵🇭
Typhoon Odette was our greatest teacher. Now #TyphoonTino is coming next. How prepared are you as a virtual assistant to foolproof your income source? 💔I know the feeling: you see the PAGASA updates on Severe Tropical Storm #TyphoonTino , you see the sky start to dim, and you start charging every single device you own. You’re already making mental notes: Flashlight, check. Water, check. Power bank, check . But what about your work ? 💻 For us who work online, a bagyo isn't j
Lisa Sabala
Nov 3, 20254 min read


You Don’t Need to Be ‘Techy’ to Start Working Online as a Virtual Assistant
Every time I tell someone I work as a Virtual Assistant, they’re always interested in how they can become one too. But there’s also that next line that comes out like clockwork… “Ay Lis, di man nako kaya na. Dili ko techy like you.” And every time I hear that, my soul whispers… “Here we go again.” People have this idea that working online means you have to be some kind of Silicon Valley prodigy who eats coding for breakfast and hacks into mainframes before lunch. Like you nee
Lisa Sabala
Oct 14, 20255 min read


How to Start Even If You Feel Behind Everyone Else
You know that sinking feeling when you scroll through your feed and see people getting promoted, launching side hustles, posting on facebook about their wins… while you’re sitting there thinking, “Juskolord. I should’ve started years ago. Uwahi na jud ko!” Yeah. I’ve been there. More times than I care to admit. But here’s a little truthbomb: Being “behind” is just an illusion. Time doesn’t actually leave you. You just haven’t taken the step yet. So if you’ve been stuck in tha
Lisa Sabala
Oct 14, 20254 min read


It’s Not Too Late to Start a Side Hustle (Even in Your 30s or 40s)
Want to play a little game of imagination? Humor me… Say you’re 80 years old. Wrinkles on your face tell stories of all the people you loved and all the times you laughed too hard. Your hair is silver. You’re lying on your favorite bed, a warm blanket covering your legs, with the night air softly humming outside. And then it hits you… you’re not thinking about the things you did . You’re thinking about the things you didn’t do. The risks you didn’t take. The dream you kept se
Lisa Sabala
Oct 14, 20254 min read
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